Friends of The Enchanted Forest

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Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HOURS: 9:00am - 5:00pm Daily CLOSED ON MONDAYS Closed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day 444 Columbia Blvd. Titusville, FL 32780 Located on the north side of State Route 405, 1/2 mile west of U.S. Route 1, in south Titusville. Latitude: 28.533272, Longitude: -80.802476 Interpretive Tours: Saturdays at 10:00am. Other times by arrangement. Cart tours available by arrangement. NOTE: Pets, bicycles, smoking and the collection or deposit of any plants, animals, or geologic specimens is prohibited in the Sanctuary.

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Events Happening In The Enchanted Forest

2015 Membership now includes borrowing privileges at the Library in the Forest.

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Friends of the Enchanted Forest 444 Columbia Blvd. Titusville, FL 32780 321-264-5192 WHO WE ARE Directors Committees MEMBERSHIP UPCOMING ACTIVITIES Earth Day Hours, location The Shoppe PHOTO CLUB VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WISH LISTS About the Sanctuary Gopher Tortoise Indigo Snake Hernandez Trail Ellis/Addison Canal Geology Scrub Habitat Woodlands Habitats Ecosystems Edible Plants Plants #1 Seasonal Flowers Scrub Burn 8/99 Construction Management & Education Center 321-264-5185 EEL Volunteers Guide Training About EELs EEL website Barrier Island Pine Island Recreation Sanctuaries Click for printable brochure.

Click for detailed information. The Enchanted Forest Brevard County's Flagship Nature Sanctuary Printable Brochure PDF (1.3 MB) This Gopher Tortoise is no ordinary turtle. His burrow provides a cool Gopher Tortoise Motel and Restaurant. It is critical to the survival of many local critters in the hot sun and during the periodic fires that are needed to maintain their Scrub home. Our friend is the basis of one of the most complex interdependencies in the Florida Scrub. You will descend 15 to 20 feet from the desert-like Scrub on the ancient Atlantic Coastal Ridge into the shadowy, moist Mesic Hammock with its huge canopy. The interrelationship of elevation, soil, water, nutrients, and botany becomes evident. The plants of the temperate climate overlap with the plants of the sub-tropics in an unusual display of vegetation. You are on an Isotherm. General Hernandez built his road through here in 1837. The potentially devastating Addison Canal (1912) fortunately met its fate in our Coquina Ridge. Sitting under our Ancient Oak, listening to the birds, may make your mind wander back to the days when the Ais Indians, or even "Windover Man" roamed these woods. At the beautiful Swings you will appreciate the daring of more recent generations. Walking & Learning trails wander through timeless Scrub, Mesic, and Hydric ecosystems with their wide variety of endangered and threatened species. You can feel as well as learn the subjects of your Natural Science class or Merit Badge requirements. Or, you can satisfy your desire to be enchanted by the overwhelming beauty of primitive Florida woods. Visitors to the 471-acre Sanctuary experience wildlife observation and diverse plant life on over 4 miles of hiking trails. The Management & Education Center offers hands-on Exhibit Room, Discovery Room, gift shop, reference library and restrooms. There is an outdoor, open-air butterfly garden and the screened porch and amphitheatre provide venues for outdoor education. Universal accessible amenities include an exterior covered porch, the Ancient Oak amphitheater, outdoor Butterfly Garden and a trail to a scenic overlook over the Addison Canal. Guided Walks through the Forest Ecosystems Every Saturday at 10:00am A trained guide will lead you through the ecosystems and interpret the geology, native plants, the uniqueness of this sanctuary, as well as the historic and cultural sites that you pass. For information: 321-264-5185 The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary is the Flagship Sanctuary of Brevard County's Environmentally Endangered Lands Program The 471 (originally 393) acre Enchanted Forest Sanctuary encompasses one of the last remaining large tracts of coastal hardwood forest in east central Florida. Its purchase was spearheaded by local community efforts. Acquisition became possible through the joint effort of The Nature Conservancy and far sighted Brevard County residents who imposed a tax upon themselves to create the county's Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program. Florida's Preservation 2000 Program and Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) Program have offset some of the costs. Enchanted Forest Bird Checklist The Shoppe Needs Volunteers Enchanted Forest Sanctuary Receives Landscape Award Map of 444 Columbia Blvd. Titusville, FL  32780 Directions to 444 Columbia Blvd. Titusville, FL 32780 Printable Trails Map

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WebSites that Friends of the Enchanted Forest should know about.
PHOTO GALLERY - 2001	Wildlife Watching's Contribution to Nation's Economy LIVING WITH FLORIDA WILDLIFE Space Coast Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Facilities Directory of Florida Birding, Wildlife & Nature Festivals
Click for a huge map. 7/2007 Map - PDF	Indian Mound Field Trip (Click) Guide to the Butterfly Gardens	INDEX OF PHOTOGRAPY COLLECTIONS Out There - Outdoor experiences in the Titusville area. Brochures: Owls Of Florida Florida Burrowing Owl Florida Crested Caracara
EEL Brochure Includes Recreation Map View with Acrobat Reader	Ecotourism on Florida's Space Coast	Brevard Nature Alliance Environmentally Endangered Lands Program Parks & Recreation Department Brevard County Natural Resources Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Canaveral National Seashore
• Pictures of construction are posted here. • Developing the Hands on Exhibits
Other interesting links: Florida-Friendly Landscaping Oculina Reef Project Backyard Brevard Native Gardening & Invasive Plants Guide ||| Sea Rocket Chapter Florida Native Plant Society || Florida Native Plant Society || Land Cover of Florida (Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission) || Florida Plants Online || Florida Museum of Natural History's Guide to Florida's Venomous Snakes || Earth Day Network || University of Florida's Online guide to the Snakes of Florida || Florida Museum of Natural History - HERPETOLOGY || The Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants and Animals of Florida || Florida Master Naturalist Program || Project WILD || Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants || Official list of Florida's endangered species, threatened species and species of special concern || FSCA - A Gallery of Florida Insects || GreenBrevard: "Preserving and Improving Florida's Space Coast" || Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network |||

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